engine AUDI S3 2015 Owners Manual

2 Table of contents Vehicle literature .. .. .. .. .. ... .
About this Owner's Manual ...
Operation .............. .... ... .
Cockpit ... ............. .... .. . .
Ove rv iew ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Instruments and indicator
lamps ..... ............. .. .. .. . .
Ins truments . .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Indicator lights ....... ... .. .. ... .
Driver information system .. .
Overview ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Operation . .... .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Boost indicator ........... .... ... .
Efficiency program ........ .. .. .. . .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) . . .
Lap timer and engine oil temperature
indicator ............. ........ .. .
Opening and closing .. .. .. .. . .
Ce ntra l locking ................ .. .
L uggage compartmen t lid ... ... .. . .
C hil d safety lo ck ........ .. .. .. .. . .
P owe r wi ndows .......... .. .. .. . .
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P anorama s unroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4
Lights and Vision ............. .
Exte rior ligh ting ....... ... .. .. ... .
I nter ior light ing .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
V1s 1on ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
W indshie ld wipers ........ .. .. ... .
O utside mirror ............... ... .
Dig ita l compass .......... .... ... .
Seats and storage ....... .. ... .
General i nformat ion ............. .
F ront seats ........... .... .... .. .
H eadrests .. ................ ... . .
Socket ... .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. . .
S to rage .... ... .......... .. .. .. . .
Ro of r ack .. ............. ....... .
L uggage compartmen t .. .. .. .. .. . .
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Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
C lima te control sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Driving ... .... .. ... .. ..... .... . .
Stee ring .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .
Starting and stopp ing t he engine
(ve hicles with an ign ition lock) ... .. .
Starting and stopp ing th e engine
(ve hicles w ith a convenience key) ... .
Drive r m essages .. ... .. ....... ... .
El ectromechanical pa rking brak e ... .
Hill ho ld .. .. .. . .............. .. .
S peed w arning system .......... .. .
C ruise con tro l system .. ..... ... .. . 74
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Audi adaptive cruise control .. 86
In troduc tion ..... ............... .
Genera l Info rmation . .. ..... ... .. .
Adaptive cruise contro l ...... .... . .
Drive r messages . .... .. ..... ... .. .
Audi pre sense .. .... .... ... .. .
Introduction ..... ... .. ..... .... . .
Genera l information ........... .. .
Audi pre sense basic .............. .
Audi pre sense front .............. .
Driver messages ................. .
Audi active lane ass ist ..... .. .
Lane assist .. .. ............ ..... . 86
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Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Side assist ...... ............... .
Audi drive select ............. .
Driving settings ................. .
Automatic transmission ..... .
S tronic-transmiss ion ........... .. .
Parking systems
General information ........... .. .
Rea r parki ng system ............. .
Pa rking sys tem plus .............. .
Rea rv iew camera .... .. ....... ... .
Adju sting t he d isplay a nd the wa rning
tones . .... .... ................. .
Er ror messages . ... ... ..... ... .. .
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Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Proper occupant seating posit ions . . . 126
Driver and passenger side footwell . . . 130
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
R eport ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Why safety bel ts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety belt p re tens ioners . . . . . . . . . . 1 42
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
I mpor tan t th ings to know . . . . . . . . . . 1 44
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
M onitoring the Advanced Airbag
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Side curta in a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Ch ild Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Important things to know . . . . . . . . . . 170
C hi ld safety seats ............ .... . 176
Install ing a chi ld safety seat . . . . . . . . 18 1
L A TC H L ower ancho rages and tethe rs
fo r ch ild ren . ............. .... .. . .
A ddit io nal Informa tion 184
188
Driver messages
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Smart Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
I nforma tion abo ut data reco rded by
ve hicl e cont ro l mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Electron ic stabilization control (ESC) 189
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . 193
All whee l drive (quatt ro) . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Not ice about data recorded by the
E vent Data Reco rder and ve hicle
con tro l mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
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Driving and the environment
197
T he first 1,000 miles (1 ,500 km) and
afterwa rds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Driving through wate r on roads . . . . . 198
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Plac ing you r vehicle ou t of service . . . 199
Operate yo ur v ehicl e economically and
min imi ze poll ution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Dr iving wit h a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
T rai le r tow ing t ips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . 205
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Gener al infor mation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Cleaning and care information . . . . . . 206
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . 210
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
F uel tank . ... .. .... . ... ...... ... . 212
Se lective cata lytic reduction . . . . . . . . 215
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Engine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
B rake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
W indsh ie ld washer conta iner 232
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
T ire pressu re mo nitor ing syste m 2 64
Do-it-yourself service . . . . . . . . . 2 67
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
L uggage compartment lid emergency
r elease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Eq uipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Changi ng a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
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Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27 6
Elect rical fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . 280
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Starting by push ing or tow ing . . . . . . . 280
Starting with jumper cab les . . . . . . . . 280
Using jump start cables . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Eme rgency towing with commercial
tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Lift ing vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 4
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Vehicle ident ifica tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
D imensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Gasoline engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Diese l eng ine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Consumer Information . . . . . . . 289
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Operating your vehicle outside the U.S.A. or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
M aintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Addit ional accesso ries, modifica tions
and parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 1
D eclaration o f Compliance,
Te lecommunication and E lectronic
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Inde x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

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Tachometer
The tachometer displays the engine speed in
revolutions per minute .
The beginning of the red zone in the tachome­
ter indicates the maximum permiss ible en­
g ine speed for all gears once the engine has
been broken in and when it is warmed up to
operat ing temperature. You shou ld select the
"D/S" (Drive) selecto r lever pos ition or take
your foot off the accelerator peda l before
reaching th is area .
It is best to avoid high engine speeds, even
when dr iv ing in tiptron ic mode ~
page 114 .
(D Note
The tachometer needle
(D ¢ page 10,
fig. 3
shou ld only be in the red zone brief­
ly: otherwise, this increases the risk of en­
gine damage.
@) For the sake of the environment
Upshift ing early helps you to save fuel and
reduce operating no ise.
Odometer
Fig. S In strument cl uster: odo meter an d reset butto n
The distance driven is shown in miles "mi" or
in kilometers "km" . The measurement units
(mi les "mi"
I kilometers "km") can be
changed in the MMI. For more info rmation,
refer to your M MI operating instructions.
Odometer /trip odom eter
@ -The odometer shows the total d ista nee
that the veh icle has been driven .
Instrument s an d indi cat or l amp s 11
@ -The trip odometer shows the distance
that the vehicle has been driven since the trip
odometer was last reset. It can be used to measure short distances. The last digit ind i­
cates 1/10 miles or 100 meter increments .
The trip odometer can be reset to zero by pressing the
I o.o I button ¢ page 10, fig. 3.
Malfunction indicator
If there is a malfunct io n in the ins trumen t
cl uster,
DEF will appear in the trip odometer
display. Have the malfunction corrected as
soon as possib le .
(D Tips
- Whe n you switch off the ignit ion or open
the driver's door, the odometer is dis­
played for approximately 30 seconds.
- Yo u can also turn on the display with the
j o.o j button when the ignition is switch­
ed off~
page 10, fig . 3.
Outside temperature display
The instrument cluster display shows the out­
s ide temperature. At temperatu res below
41 °F (+S °C), a snowf lake symbol appears in
front of the temperature display .
If your vehicle is stationary or if you are driv­
ing at very low speeds, the temperature d is­
played may be slightly higher than the actual
temperatu re outs ide due to the heat rad iating
from the engine.
,&. WARNING
N eve r assume that the roads a re free of ice
based on the outside temperature display.
Be awa re that there may be ice on roads
even when the outside temperature is
around 41 °F ( +S °C) and that ice can in­
crease the risk of accidents.
(D Tips
You can change t he measurement un its,
for example fo r temperature or speed, in
the MMI.

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Fuel level
The display@ Q page 10, fig. 3 only works
when the ignition is sw itched on . When the
d isplay has reached the reserve mark, the bot­
tom LED wi ll turn red and the
tD indicator
light turns on
Q page 24 . The bottom LED
blinks red when the fue l level is very low .
The on -board computer shows the range
based on the fuel leve l
Q page 2 8, On-board
computer display.
F or the tank capac ity in yo ur vehicle , refer to
the Tec hnical Data
Q page 288.
CJ) Note
Never d rive until the tank is completely
empty. The irregular supp ly of fuel that re­
sults from that can cause the engine to
misfire. Uncombusted f uel will then enter
the exha ust system. This can cause over­
heating and damage to the catalytic con­
verter .
Coolant temperature indicator
In vehicles without a coolant temperature in­
d icator , an indicator l ight . will turn on
when the coolant temperature is too h igh
Q page 20. Refer to Q Q) .
The coolant temperature ind icator @
c::> page 10, fig . 3 only works when the ignition
is switched on . T o prevent engine damage, ob­
serve the fo llow ing notes about the tempe ra­
ture ranges.
Cold range
If only the LEDs at the bottom of the gauge
turn on, the engine has not reached operat ing
temperature yet . Avoid high engine speeds,
fu ll acce le rat ing and heavy engine loads.
Norm al range
The engine has reached its operating temper­
ature once the LEDs up to the center of the
gauge turn on under normal driving condi­
tions. The L EDs higher up may turn on if the
engine is under heavy load or the o uts ide tern- perature is h
igh. This is not a cause for con­
cern as long as th e . indicator light in the
display does not turn on.
Hot range
If the L EDs in the upper area of the disp lay
and the. indicator light in the instrument
cluster disp lay t urn on , the coo lant tempera ­
ture is too high
c::> page 20.
A WARNING
I-
- Always observe the warn ing in
c::> page 217, before opening the hood
and checking the engine coolant level.
- Never open the eng ine hood if you see or
hear steam, or if you see engine coo lant
dripping from the engine compartment.
You could burn yourse lf . Let the engine
coo l off f irst unti l yo u can no longe r see
or hea r steam or coolan t escap ing.
Q) Note
- In vehicles w ith a boost pressure indica­
to r*, this indicator replaces the tempe ra­
t ur e display. To promote a long engine
service life, avoiding h igh engine speeds,
full acceleration and he avy eng ine lo ads
during approximately the first 15 m i­
nutes when the engine is co ld is recom ­
mended. The amount of time until the
eng ine is warm depends on the outside
temperat ure. Check the engine oil tem­
perature* if necessary.
c::> page 32
- Add itiona l head lights and other compo­
nents in front of the air intake impairs
the cooling effect of t he coolant. This in­
creases the risk of the engine overheat­
ing during high outs ide temperatures
and heavy eng ine load.
- T he front spoiler also he lps to d istr ibute
cooling ai r correctly wh ile driving. If the
spoiler is damaged, the coo ling effect
w ill be imp aired and the risk of the en­
gine overhea ting will increase . See an au­
thorized Audi dealer or autho rized Audi
Service Facility for assistance . ...,

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Diesel engines: Due to the high efficiency
o f t hese engines, the eng ine may not al ­
ways reach operating temperature in cold
outs ide temperatur es. T his is normal a nd
not a cause for co nce rn.
Service interval display
The service interval display detects when your
vehicle is due for service.
F ig . 6 In stru ment cluste r: serv ice inte rval d isp lay (ex­
ample)
F ig . 7 Display in the MMI panel: service interva l display
(example)
The se rv ice interva l display wo rks in two
stages:
- In spection or oil change reminder: A ft er a
c e rt a in dis tance dr iven, a message a ppears
in t he i nstr ument cluster d isp lay each t ime
t h e i gnition is switched on or off~
fig. 6.
The remaining distance or t im e is d isplayed
br iefly.
- Inspection or oil change due : If your vehicle
is due for an inspection or o il change or
bot h, a message appears br iefly in the in­
strument cluster display when switching the
ignition o n or off:
Inspection due! or Oil
Instruments and indicator lamps 13
change due! or Oil change and inspection
due!.
Checking service intervals
You can check th e rema ining dis tance o r time
u nti l the next o il change or nex t inspec tion in
t h e MM I
~ fig. 7. Sele ct the I M ENU I but to n >
Ca r > Systems * control button > Service &
control > Ser vice intervals .
Resetting the display
Y ou r auth or ized Audi dea ler or author ized
A udi Se rv ice F acili ty w ill reset the service in ­
te rva l display a fter performi ng service.
If you perfo rm an oil ch ange yourself to the
A udi spe cifica tions , yo u can reset you servi ce
i n terval disp lay.
T o reset t he di splay, select the
I ME NU I bu tton
> Car > System s* cont ro l button > Service &
control > Service intervals > Re set oil change
interval.
(D Note
- On ly r eset t he oil cha nge i ndicat or if th e
oi l was cha nged.
- Following t he serv ice intervals is critical
t o m ain ta ining the se rv ic e life a nd value
of your v ehicle, especi ally th e e ngine.
E ven i f the mileage on the vehicle is low,
do n ot exceed t he time fo r th e nex t serv ­
ice.
- C alcula ting the time to the next oil
ch ange is inter rupted whe n the vehicle
battery is disconnected. If t he vehicle is
n ot d riven for a long pe riod o f time,
check the ma intenance sc hedule so t hat
yo u ca n follow the maintena nce inter­
vals.

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USA models:
Electromechanical parking brake
i:::> page 19
Can ada mode ls:
E lectromechanical parking brake
c::> page 19
Cooling system
c::>page 20
Engine oil pressure
c::>page20
Alternator
~page 20
Front safety be lt
c::> page 21
Steering./
c::>page 193
Steering lock
c::>page 21
Engine start system
c::>page 21
Instrum ent s an d indicator lamp s 15
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i:::>page 21
Transmission malfunction
c::> page 115
Adaptive cru ise control*./
c::>pageBB
USA mode ls: Speed warn ing
system
c::> page 83
C ana da m odel s: Speed warn ing
sys tem
i:::>page83
F ill Ad Blue*
c::> page 21 S
AdBlue malfunction*
c::> page 215
Yellow indi cato r light s
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Centra l indicator light (pay at -
tention to the additional infor­
mation in the instrument cluster
disp lay) ©
c::> page 14, fig. 8
Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) ./
c::> page 22
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TPMS
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Stabilizat ion Control
(ESC) ../
c:>page22
Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC)
c:> page 189
USA models:
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
defective../
c:> page22
Canada models:
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
defective ../
c:>page22
USA models: Safety systems ../
c:>page 21
Canada models: Safety systems
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c:>page 21
Brake pads
c:>page22
Electromechanical parking brake
c:>page 19
Hill ho ld*
c:>page23
Tire pressure monitoring system
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c:> page264
Tire pressure monitoring system
c:>page264
Adaptive dampers*
c:>page26
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Eng ine control (diesel engine)../
c:>page23
Exhaust control system../
Qpage23
Diesel particu late filter*
Q page23
Engine speed limitation
Qpage24
Engine oil level (min.)
Q page24
Engine oil sensor
Qpage24
Engine temperature
Qpage20

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Tank system
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Washer fluid level
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Windshield wipers
¢page 25
Steering .//steering lock
¢page 193
Steering lock
¢p age 21
Engine start system
¢page 21
Convenience key
¢page 79
Convenience key
¢page 79
Instruments and indicator lamps 17
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Defective light bulb warning
¢page25
Headlight range contro l system*
¢ page25
Adaptive light*
¢page 25
Light/rain sensor*
¢page25
Active lane assist*
¢page 99
Transmission
¢page 115
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-If the indicator light and the message ap­
pear
when the vehicle is stationary or after
switching the ignition on,
check if you can
release the parking brake . If you cannot re­
lease the parking brake, see your authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facili­
ty. If you can release the parking brake and
the message still appears, see an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facili­
ty immediately to have the malfunction cor­
rected.
- If the indicator light and message appear
while driving, the hill start assist or emer­
gency braking function may be malfunction­
ing.
It may not be possible to set the park­
ing brake or release it once it has been set.
Do not park your vehicle on hills and see an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility for assistance.
(USA models): If the. and&] indicator
lights turn on together, take your vehicle to an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility immediately to have the brake
pads inspected c;, page 22 .
There is also a warning tone when the lights
turn on.
A WARNING
-
-Follow the warnings on c::;, page 217,
Working in the engine compartment
be­
fore opening the hood and checking the
brake fluid level.
-If the brake system indicator light does
not turn off or it turns on while driving,
the brake fluid level in the reservoir is
too low, and this increases the risk of an
accident. Stop the vehicle and do not
continue driving. See an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility
for assistance.
-If the brake system indicator light turns
on together with the ABS and ESC indica­
tor lights, the ABS/ESC regulating func­
tion may be malfunctioning. Functions
that stabilize the vehicle are no longer
available . This could cause the rear of the
vehicle to swerve, which increases the
Instruments and indicator lamps 19
risk that the vehicle will slide. Drive care­
fully to the nearest authorized Audi deal­
er or authorized Audi Service Facility and have the malfunction corrected.
PARK /C®)/¢5, Electromechanical parking
brake
If the . (USA models) /. (Canada models)
indicator light turns on, the parking brake was
set.
• (USA models) I. (Canada models) Cau­
tion: Vehicle parked too steep
When the indicator light blinks and this mes ­
sage appears, there is not enough braking
power to keep the vehicle from rolling. The
brakes have overheated. The vehicle could roll
away even on a small incline .
• (USA models) I. (Canada models)
Please press brake pedal to release parking
brake
To release the parking brake, press the brake pedal and press the~ button at the same
time, or start driving with hill start assist
c::;, page 82, Starting from a stop.
Ill Parking brake!
There is a parking brake malfunction. Drive to
an authori zed Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility immediately to have the mal­
function corrected.
Iii Parking brake: limited functionality!
There is a parking brake malfunction. Drive to
an authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility immediately to have the mal­
function corrected.
ll:1;1:tl:j;J:134 (USA models) I mil (Canada mod­
els) Please release parking brake
Release the parking brake if this message ap­
pears.
ll,1;1:tl:j;(;134 (USA models) / mil (Canada mod­
els) Parking brake auto release unavailable
If this message appears, press the brake pedal
first and then release the parking brake .
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